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Understated but still dramatic. Way to go!

anthropology? very cool - word of caution on their hardware though. We picked up a bunch of door handles two years ago in new york and some of the brass detailing has fallen off 2 out of 5 of them. So be very chosey when selecting the hardware!

I have fallen off the cure bandwagon in a big way... BUT this weekend we are turning our den into a dining room. so that's something! :-)

my vote is for woodland olive/moss. that vote is of course to be taken with a huge grain of salt - never having seen pics of you space or anything. :-)

I'm not sure if I'm crazy for adding this on as a task for this spring cure, but I'm really going to try to make one thing for each room that I'm working on.

for the kitchen: A chef's apron
for the living room: an ottoman (google: amy butler gumdrop pillow patterns to find what i'm making. it's the first link that comes up)
for the bedroom: a new duvet cover, a project I've started but neglected for far too long)
for the entry way: a subversive cross stitch
for the office: a pin cushion. a small thing I know but symbolic as this room is going to be fixed up in to a studio work room for me and it's where I'll be making all of the other things!

I haven't figured out what to make for the bathroom yet... any suggestions?

anyone else out there making things for their homes?

wow... Reading your post was like reading a description of my life for the past two years. I was recently presented with an amazing opportunity to rent an office space alongside a bunch of like minded people. So... for the past two weeks I have been working out of the house and I love it! I feel more productive already, although I'm still trying to get used to being dressed and out the door before 11:00.

Two of my favorite things about working from home were:
#12 doing early morning conference calls in my pyjamas
#13 watching reruns of desperate housewives at lunch

Perfect a good whole wheat bread recipe for my stand mixer - and then make it often. (I'll be checking out that Bittman bread recipe!) My husbands resolution is to perfect his home made sausage making technique. Shop more at Kensignton Market. Go shopping more often but buy less food each time (we have a problem with "stocking up" and having fresh things go bad before we have a chance to eat them!)

The only time your house goes from a private space to a public space is when you are trying to sell it. If it's your private space you can do whatever you want with it!

But, I can understand that if you share a space with a roommate you might want to consider them in your placement and choice of family photos. After all, that hilarious picture of your uncle Ed wearing the crazy party hat at your last family reunion probably doesn't mean as much to your roommate as it does to you.

i think it does depend on context... we painted many of the walls in our house shades of off white to deep creams and they look great contrasted with the pure white baseboards. But then we painted the bathroom the same off white colour and because the tiles in there had a grey undertone it looked awful! truly bad... we ended up repainting it grey and now it looks so much better.

people are saying they hate beige - but if you have a lot of colourful art (which we do) and something crisp white to contrast it (like nice big baseboards) it can make a great grounding element in the room.

cool idea!

I usually end up making my own buttermilk rather than running out and buying a carton for just one recipe. And it tastes just the same as buying it!

1 cup of milk, minus one tablespoon, plus one tablespoon of lemon juice.